Achieving a Milestone: When a Business Credit Card Feels Like Success

In the entrepreneurial world, defining ‘success’ can be as varied as the paths taken to achieve it. As a business owner since 2019, I’ve always wondered when I would truly feel like a legitimate enterprise. Despite growing my client base to 27 and managing a myriad of responsibilities, it wasn’t until I secured a Business American Express card that it felt like a turning point.

Transferring my expenses from the business checking account to this new form of credit might seem like a small shift, but it brought an unexpected sense of accomplishment. For the first time, I experienced a newfound confidence in my business’s stature. This card represents my first business credit line, marking a significant milestone for my company.

Reflecting on this, I can’t help but ask: Have I been overlooking my earlier achievements due to imposter syndrome? Should the hiring of a professional bookkeeper already have assured me of my business’s stability? Despite this, managing QuickBooks was something I soon realized was beyond my expertise, proving the decision to hire a bookkeeper was wise.

These moments of self-reflection highlight how personal and varied the journey of feeling ‘successful’ can be. Perhaps I reached this stage far earlier, but sometimes, it takes specific events for the realization to sink in.